Petroleum
Refinery shutdowns in the Gulf of Mexico region total 804,000
barrels per day as of November 21, 2005. Please consult the
Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability's Situation
Report for specific information on the refineries.

On November 21, EIA released the weekly Gasoline
and Diesel Fuel Update. The average weekly retail gasoline
price decreased to 220.1 cents per gallon (down 9.5 cents from
the previous week). The average national weekly diesel fuel
price decreased 8.9 cents to 251.3 cents per gallon.

Natural Gas
The Louisiana
Office of Conservation is addressing the operating status
of producing wells in a thirty-eight (38) parish region for
information. As of November 22, the Office has received reports
indicating 1,313.3 million cubic feet a day (MMcf/d) of onshore
and offshore (in State waters only) natural gas production has
been restored, which is 58.8 percent of total production before
the hurricanes. Overall, 2,468 oil and gas wells, or 41.5 percent
of the wells in the region, reportedly remain shut-in. However,
the Office has not received information on approximately 11.3
percent of the oil and gas wells in the region. The daily gas
production capacity of the 38 parish region is estimated to
be approximately 2,235 MMcf/d, based on the average production
reported to the Office for the period January 2005 to May 2005.